York teen acquitted in shooting

A York teenager accused of shooting and wounding another man in February 2012 was acquitted in York County Court Wednesday.

Shaheim Carr, 17, had been charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and weapons offenses in the Feb. 21, 2012 shooting of Andrew Rhoades in the 100 block of South West Street.

His trial was concluded Wednesday with a not guilty verdict.

Prosecutor Seth Bortner said the case was a shaky one. Initially, he said, Rhoades did not cooperate with the investigation, telling police that he didn't know who had shot him. Then, after he faced charges in an unrelated case, Rhoades accused Carr of being the trigger man.

Also, Bortner said, another witness who put Carr at the scene of the shooting had given conflicting statements in the investigation.